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Once in a Lifetime: The Extraordinary Story of the New York Cosmos

09/03/2006

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1hr 37min

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Documentary

The untold story of the team that had America at its feet.

STORY

In the 1970s the North American Soccer League marked the first attempt to introduce soccer to American sports fans. While most teams had only limited success at best, one managed to break through to genuine mainstream popularity - the New York Cosmos. The brainchild of Steve Ross (Major executive at Warner Communications) and the Ertegun brothers (Founders of Atlantic Records), the Cosmos got off to a rocky start in 1971, but things changed in 1975 when the world's most celebrated soccer star, the Brazilian champion Pele, signed with the Cosmos for a five-million-dollar payday. With the arrival of Pele, the Cosmos became a hit and the players became the toast of the town, earning their own private table at Studio 54. A number of other international soccer stars were soon lured to the Cosmos, including Franz Beckenbauer, Rodney Marsh, and Carlos Alberto, but with the turn of the decade, the team began losing favor with fans and folded in 1985.

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • Pelé
  • Franz Beckenbauer
  • Raphael de la Sierra
  • Phil Woosnam
  • Jay Emmett

    Directors

  • Paul Crowder
  • John Dower

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

  • Passion Pictures
  • Cactus Three
  • ESPN Original Entertainment
  • GreeneStreet Films
  • BBC
  • Diamond Docs

    Production Countries

  • United Kingdom
  • United States of America

LANGUAGES

  • English

Cast

Pelé

Self (archive footage)

Franz Beckenbauer

Self

Raphael de la Sierra

Self

Phil Woosnam

Self

Jay Emmett

Self

Werner Roth

Self

Peppe Pinton

Self

Giorgio Chinaglia

Self

Shep Messing

Self

Clive Toye

Self

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